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| A US soldier is to return home from Iraq under a military proviso known as the "sole survivor" rule after losing both of his brothers in the war. | A US soldier is to return home from Iraq under a military proviso known as the "sole survivor" rule after losing both of his brothers in the war. |
| Jason Hubbard, 33, will be re-united with his family in Clovis, California after his brother Nathan, 21, died in a helicopter crash in Iraq on Wednesday. | Jason Hubbard, 33, will be re-united with his family in Clovis, California after his brother Nathan, 21, died in a helicopter crash in Iraq on Wednesday. |
| His other sibling Jared Hubbard was killed by a roadside bomb in 2004. | His other sibling Jared Hubbard was killed by a roadside bomb in 2004. |
| The "sole survivor" policy, which has allowed Jason to leave Iraq, formed the premise of movie, Saving Private Ryan. | The "sole survivor" policy, which has allowed Jason to leave Iraq, formed the premise of movie, Saving Private Ryan. |
| Nathan and Jason Hubbard had joined the army in 2005, shortly after their elder brother, Jared, died aged 22. | Nathan and Jason Hubbard had joined the army in 2005, shortly after their elder brother, Jared, died aged 22. |
| The fact that you've gone through this before doesn't prepare you to suffer it all over again Tim McLain RolenHubbard family pastor | The fact that you've gone through this before doesn't prepare you to suffer it all over again Tim McLain RolenHubbard family pastor |
| Jared died in Ramadi along with his best friend from school, Jeremiah Baro, and the two friends were buried next to each other in Clovis. | Jared died in Ramadi along with his best friend from school, Jeremiah Baro, and the two friends were buried next to each other in Clovis. |
| After his first son's death, his father Jeff Hubbard said: "I hope and pray it comes to a good solution because there's been a tremendous sacrifice. | After his first son's death, his father Jeff Hubbard said: "I hope and pray it comes to a good solution because there's been a tremendous sacrifice. |
| "And it would just be awful if it didn't accomplish something great." | "And it would just be awful if it didn't accomplish something great." |
| Meanwhile, Nathan died when a helicopter crashed during a night mission in the Tamim province that surrounds Kirkuk, an oil-rich city 180 miles (290 kilometres) north of Baghdad. | Meanwhile, Nathan died when a helicopter crashed during a night mission in the Tamim province that surrounds Kirkuk, an oil-rich city 180 miles (290 kilometres) north of Baghdad. |
| A military official said facts gathered indicated the crash was almost certainly due to a mechanical problem and not hostile fire, although the final cause remained under investigation. | A military official said facts gathered indicated the crash was almost certainly due to a mechanical problem and not hostile fire, although the final cause remained under investigation. |
| 'Distraught' family | 'Distraught' family |
| Following Nathan's death, military officials ordered the return home of Jason, the eldest Hubbard sibling. | Following Nathan's death, military officials ordered the return home of Jason, the eldest Hubbard sibling. |
| The BBC's David Willis in Clovis says Jared's death prompted his two other brothers to sign up for military service. | The BBC's David Willis in Clovis says Jared's death prompted his two other brothers to sign up for military service. |
| "The fact that you've gone through this before doesn't prepare you to suffer it all over again," said the family pastor Tim McLain Rolen. | "The fact that you've gone through this before doesn't prepare you to suffer it all over again," said the family pastor Tim McLain Rolen. |
| Our correspondent says the family is distraught and adds that the funeral will take place next week. | Our correspondent says the family is distraught and adds that the funeral will take place next week. |
| Under the US military "sole survivor" policy, the last remaining sibling in a war zone can ask to return home when his brothers or sisters have been killed. The regulations are designed to spare parents losing all their children to war. | Under the US military "sole survivor" policy, the last remaining sibling in a war zone can ask to return home when his brothers or sisters have been killed. The regulations are designed to spare parents losing all their children to war. |
| The US War Department introduced the policy after five siblings, the Sullivan brothers, died when their light cruiser the USS Juneau was sunk in World War II. | |
| This rule formed the basis of Steven Spielberg's 1998 film Saving Private Ryan, where a team of soldiers are sent to Europe to look for a last remaining sibling amid heavy fighting in World War II. | This rule formed the basis of Steven Spielberg's 1998 film Saving Private Ryan, where a team of soldiers are sent to Europe to look for a last remaining sibling amid heavy fighting in World War II. |